THE  PRIVATE  COLLECTION 


THE  WELL-KNOWN  CONNOISSEUR 

MR.  EDWARD  RUNGE 


To  Bb  Sold  Undbr  thb  Management  op 

The  American  Art  Association 

NEW  YORK 


On  Free  Public  View 

From  9  A.  M.  until  6  P.  M. 

AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

Madison  Square  South 

FROM  TUESDAY,  MARCH  3rd,  1914 
UNTIL  THE  MORNING  OF  THE  DATE  OF  SALE 


THE  PRIVATE  COLLECTION 

OF 

THE  WELL-KNOWN  CONNOISSEUR 

MR.  EDWARD  RUNGE 


TO  BE  SOLD 

AT  UNRESTRICTED  PUBLIC  SALE 

AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

ON  SATURDAY  AFTERNOON,  MARCH  7th,  1914 
Beginning  at  3  O’Clock 


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X 


ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE 

4 

OF  THE 

BEAUTIFUL  OLD  CHINESE 
PORCELAINS 

AND  OTHER  ORIENTAL  OBJECTS 

FORMING 

THE  PRIVATE  COLLECTION 

OF 

THE  WELL-KNOWN  CONNOISSEUR 

MR.  EDWARD  RUNGE 

For  over  Twenty  Years  Representative  in  China  of 
MR.  THOMAS  B.  CLARKE 

TO  BE  SOLD  AT  UNRESTRICTED  PUBLIC  SALE 

ON  THE  DATE  HEREIN  STATED 


THE  SALE  WILL  BE  CONDUCTED  BY 
MR.  THOMAS  E.  KIRBY 

OK  THE 

AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION,  Managers 


NEW  YORK 
1914 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 
in  2017  with  funding  from 
Duke  University  Libraries 


https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal01amer_1 


PREFATORY  NOTE 


The  porcelains  here  catalogued  are  the  last 
importations  made  by  Mr.  Edward  Range,  pur¬ 
chased  by  him  in  China,  where  he  has  long  been 
known  as  a  veteran  seeker  of  these  distinctive 
productions  of  ancient  Cathay.  Originally  he 
was  there  for  Herter  Brothers,  who  are  well 
known  to  New  York;  later  for  twenty  years  or 
more  on  behalf  of  and  in  connection  with  Mr. 
Thomas  B.  Clarke  of  this  city,  known  even  more 
widely  as  a  collector  of  works  of  art  than  as  a 
dealer  for  many  years  particularly  in  Oriental 
porcelains.  Mr.  Bunge’s  health  has  led  him  to 
retire  from  activity  in  this  absorbing  pursuit. 
Much  the  greater  proportion  of  the  objects  mak¬ 
ing  up  the  collection  have  stands. 


CONDITIONS  OF  SALE 


1.  Any  bid  which  is  merely  a  nominal  or  fractional  advance 
may  be  rejected  by  the  auctioneer,  if,  in  his  judgment,  such  bid 
would  be  likely  to  affect  the  sale  injuriously. 

2.  The  highest  bidder  shall  be  the  buyer,  and  if  any  dispute 
arise  between  two  or  more  bidders,  the  auctioneer  shall  either  de¬ 
cide  the  same  or  put  up  for  re-sale  the  lot  so  in  dispute. 

3.  Payment  shall  be  made  of  all  or  such  part  of  the  purchase 
money  as  may  be  required,  and  the  names  and  addresses  of  the 
purchasers  shall  be  given  immediately  on  the  sale  of  every  lot,  in 
default  of  which  the  lot  so  purchased  shall  be  immediately  put  up 
again  and  re-sold. 

Payment  of  that  part  of  the  purchase  money  not  made  at  the 
time  of  sale  shall  be  made  within  ten  days  thereafter,  in  default  of 
which  the  undersigned  may  either  continue  to  hold  the  lots  at  the 
risk  of  the  purchaser  and  take  such  action  as  may  be  necessary 
for  the  enforcement  of  the  sale,  or  may  at  public  or  private  sale, 
and  without  other  than  this  notice,  re-sell  the  lots  for  the  benefit 
of  such  purchaser,  and  the  deficiency  (if  any)  arising  from  such 
re-sale  shall  be  a  charge  against  such  purchaser. 

4.  Delivery  of  any  purchase  will  be  made  only  upon  pay¬ 
ment  of  the  total  amount  due  for  all  purchases  at  the  sale. 

Deliveries  will  be  made  on  sales  days  between  the  hours  of  9 
A.  M.  and  1  P.  M.,  and  on  other  days — except  holidays — be¬ 
tween  the  hours  of  9  A.  M.  and  5  P.  M. 

Delivery  of  any  purchase  will  be  made  only  at  the  American 
Art  Galleries,  or  other  place  of  sale,  as  the  case  may  be,  and 
only  on  presenting  the  bill  of  purchase. 

Delivery  may  be  made,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Association, 
of  any  purchase  during  the  session  of  the  sale  at  which  it  was  sold. 

5.  Shipping,  boxing  or  wrapping  of  purchases  is  a  business 
in  which  the  Association  is  in  no  wise  engaged,  and  will  not  be 
performed  by  the  Association  for  purchasers.  The  Association 
will,  however,  afford  to  purchasers  every  facility  for  employing  at 
current  and  reasonable  rates  carriers  and  packers;  doing  so,  how¬ 
ever,  without  any  assumption  of  responsibility  on  its  part  for  the 
acts  and  charges  of  the  parties  engaged  for  such  service. 

6.  Storage  of  any  purchase  shall  be  at  the  sole  risk  of  the 
purchaser.  Title  passes  upon  the  fall  of  the  auctioneer’s  hammer, 
and  thereafter,  while  the  Association  will  exercise  due  caution  in 
caring  for  and  delivering  such  purchase,  it  will  not  hold  itself 
responsible  if  such  purchase  be  lost,  stolen,  damaged  or  destroyed. 


Storage  charges  will  be  made  upon  all  purchases  not  removed 
within  ten  days  from  the  date  of  the  sale  thereof. 

7.  Guarantee  is  not  made  either  by  the  owner  or  the  Asso¬ 
ciation  of  the  correctness  of  the  description,  genuineness  or  au¬ 
thenticity  of  any  lot,  and  no  sale  will  be  set  aside  on  account  of 
any  incorrectness,  error  of  cataloguing,  or  any  imperfection  not 
noted.  Every  lot  is  on  public  exhibition  one  or  more  days  prior 
to  its  sale,  after  which  it  is  sold  “as  is”  and  without  recourse. 

The  Association  exercises  great  care  to  catalogue  every  lot 
correctly,  and  will  give  consideration  to  the  opunion  of  any  trust¬ 
worthy  expert  to  the  effect  that  any  lot  has  been  incorrectly 
catalogued,  and,  in  its  judgment,  may  either  sell  the  lot  as  cata¬ 
logued  or  make  mention  of  the  opinion  of  such  expert,  who  thereby 
would  become  responsible  for  such  damage  as  might  result  were 
his  opinion  without  proper  foundation. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE 

Buying  or  bidding  by  the  Association  for  responsible  parties 
on  orders  transmitted  to  it  by  mail,  telegraph  or  telephone,  will 
be  faithfully  attended  to  without  charge  or  commission.  Any 
purchase  so  made  will  be  subject  to  the  above  Conditions  of  Sale, 
which  cannot  in  any  manner  be  modified.  The  Association,  how¬ 
ever,  in  the  event  of  making  a  purchase  of  a  lot  consisting  of 
one  or  more  books  for  a  purchaser  who  has  not,  through  himself 
or  his  agent,  been  present  at  the  exhibition  or  sale,  will  permit 
such  lot  to  be  returned  within  ten  days  from  the  date  of  sale, 
and  the  purchase  money  will  be  returned,  if  the  lot  in  any 
material  manner  differs  from  its  catalogue  description. 

Orders  for  execution  by  the  Association  should  be  written 
and  given  with  such  plainness  as  to  leave  no  room  for  misunder¬ 
standing.  Not  only  should  the  lot  number  be  given,  but  also  the 
title,  and  bids  should  be  stated  to  be  so  much  for  the  lot,  and 
when  the  lot  consists  of  one  or  more  volumes  of  books  or  objects 
of  art,  the  bid  per  volume  or  piece  should  also  be  stated.  If  the 
one  transmitting  the  order  is  unknown  to  the  Association,  a  de¬ 
posit  should  be  sent  or  reference  submitted.  Shipping  directions 
should  also  be  given. 

Priced  copies  of  the  catalogue  of  any  sale,  or  any  session 
thereof,  will  be  furnished  by  the  Association  at  a  reasonable 
charge. 

AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION, 

American  Art  Galleries, 

Madison  Square  South, 

New  York  City. 


CATALOGUE 


AFTERNOON  SALE 


SATURDAY,  MARCH  7,  1914 
AT  THE 

AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

BEGINNING  AT  3.00  OCLOCK 
Which  includes  Catalogue  Nos.  1  to  137 

SINGLE-COLOR  PORCELAINS  OF  MINIATURE 
SIZES 

1 —  Deep-green  Bottle  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Pear-shape,  on  short  circular  foot,  with 
full,  short  neck.  Dense  white  porcelain, 
covered  with  a  deep  green  glaze  of  rich 
color-quality  and  dull  luster,  with  a  delicate 
crackle.  Rim  glazed  in  black. 

2 —  Light-brown  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Globular,  with  retreating  foot  and  short, 
,,  straight  neck.  Delicate,  light  porcelain, 
covered  with  a  glaze  of  smooth  but  un¬ 
reflecting  surface,  in  light  brown  hue  as 
of  lightly  stained  and  well-smoothed  wood, 
splashed  delicately  with  light  yellow  and 
golden-brown,  the  glaze  on  the  foot  deep¬ 
ening  to  a  dark  brown. 


3 


- — Mii.k-white  Small  Pear-shaped  Bottle 
(  Cli  ien-lu  ng  ) 

With  tapering,  slender  neck  and  short,  cir¬ 
cular  foot.  Pure  white,  heavy  porcelain, 
covered  with  a  rich  milk-white  glaze  of 
delectable  quality. 

Height,  4 ys  inches. 


4 — Mustard-yellow  Miniature  Baluster 

Vase  ( Cli  ien-lung  ) 

Bulbous  body,  tapering  to  a  wide  neck  ex- 

o  • _ panding  at  the  lip.  Light  mustard-yellow 

glaze  of  greenish  tinge,  having  a  fish-roe 
crackle.  Interior  of  neck  glazed  in  dark 
green,  with  a  faint  crackle. 


5 — Brownish-black  Miniature  Pear-shaped 
Bottle  (  Cli ien-lung ) 

With  flat  foot,  recessed  underneath,  and 
short  neck.  Brilliant  brownish-black  glaze, 
*  with  delicate  hair-line  splashings  or  sprink¬ 
lings  of  a  faint  brown  or  bronze  tone,  giving 
the  vessel  a  curiously  mottled  and  somewhat 
metallic  effect. 


6 — Tea-dust  Jar 


Ovoid  body,  with  flat  foot  recessed  under¬ 
neath,  short  sloping  shoulder  and  full,  wide, 
straight  neck.  Coated  with  a  thick  glaze  of 
unctuous  surface  and  dull  luster  in  the  hue 
and  of  the  appearance  of  powdered  tea. 
Underneath  the  brown-glazed  foot  a  seal. 


Height,  3  inches. 


7- — Mirror-black  Bottle  ( Clx  ien-lung ) 


Ovoid,  with  narrow  foot  and  steeply-sloping 
shoulder,  and  graceful  neck  gently  expand¬ 
ing.  Covered  with  a  pure,  brilliant  glaze  in 
mirror-black  of  lustrous  depths;  rim  and 
under-foot  glazed  in  white. 

Height,  3  inches. 


8 — Porcelain  Snuff  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 


In  flask  shape  on  a  narrow  foot.  Pure  white 
porcelain,  dense  and  thick,  deeply  carved 
and  intricately  modeled  with  a  fungus  re¬ 
ticulation  or  open  coral  formation,  overlain 
by  foliate  scrolls  and  the  eight  Buddhistic 
emblems  of  happy  augury,  the  whole  glazed 
in  a  bright  vermilion.  At  base  and  shoulder 
a  scepter-head  border,  modeled  and  in¬ 
cised;  on  the  neck  a  border  of  key-fret,  and 
beneath  the  lip  a  circlet  of  miniature  bosses. 


Height,  3  inches. 


9 


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Peacock-blue  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Ovoidal  with  tubular  neck;  deeply  recessed 
foot.  Luminous  glaze  of  turquoise-blue  and 
turquoise-green,  with  mottlings  and  shift¬ 
ing  color  presenting  in  places  the  peculiar 
sheen  of  peacock-blue.  A  fine  crackle  over 
the  entire  surface. 

Height,  4  inches. 


10 — Mustard-yellow  Vase  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Ovoidal,  with  high,  sloping  shoulder,  short 
neck  and  broadly  flaring  lip.  Glazed  in  a 
o2_JT  —  bright  mustard-yellow  having  a  fine  crackle 
with  a  notable  uniformity  of  distribution. 
Soft,  dull  luster  with  delicate  metallic  sug¬ 
gestions. 

Height,  4  inches. 


MINIATURE  JADE  ORNAMENTS 
(All  with  Stands) 

11 — Jade  Carving  of  Two  Animals 

Two  animals,  apparently  of  the  cat  family 
or  foxes,  are  carved  in  the  round,  in  a  single 
10  piece  of  two-color  jade,  the  one  in  opaque 

white  jade  and  the  other  in  jade  of  steel- 
black  hue,  and  are  represented  as  foot-to- 
foot — except  that  a  sprig  of  the  sacred 
fungus  lies  between  them  a  part  of  the 
way — and  they  are  facing  in  opposite 
directions. 


12 — Cab v ED  Jade  Ornament:  Fox  and  Grapes 
In  two-color  jade.  Not  necessarily  the  clas¬ 
sic  fable,  but  a  representation  of  a  bushy- 
t .  tailed  animal  with  a  rodent’s  head,  carved  in 
semi-translucent  white  jade,  perched  upon  a 
bunch  of  large  grapes,  which  is  carved  in 
bold  relief  and  undercut  in  a  gray-black 
jade,  a  vein  of  the  white  which  continues 
in  the  black  section  being  utilized  to  counter¬ 
feit  the  stem. 


13 — Jade  Ornament  of  Aquatic  Life 


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Two  fish-dragons  are  carved  in  black  jade, 
undercut  and  pierced,  overlying  a  stratum  of 
translucent  gray  jade  which  is  carved  in 
representation  of  lotus  leaves  with  a  lotus 
seed-pod,  and  a  twisted  shell ;  the  tails  of 
the  fish-monsters  etched  in  fine  lines. 


14 — Jade  Bird  and  Fruit 

A  thin  slab  of  jade,  two-thirds  of  it  black, 
the  other  third  a  translucent  white  jade,  is 
carefully  carved,  the  black  jade  with  a 
cluster  of  tree  fruits  on  a  stem,  much  in  the 
form  of  the  Chinese  pointed  peach  of  lon¬ 
gevity,  carved  "in  the  round”  but  flattened; 
the  white  portion  is  carved  in  representation 
of  a  long-billed  web-footed  bird,  its  feathers 
finely  etched.  A  recurring  touch  of  the 
black  stone  is  utilized  for  the  carving-  of  a 
blossom  resting  in  relief  on  the  bird’s  back. 


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15 —  Jade  Cat  and  Rat 

Carved  in  the  round  and  undercut,  touching 
only  at  feet,  tails  and  nose,  the  rat  carved 
in  lustrous  steel-black  jade  and  the  cat  in 
the  contiguous  stratum  of  translucent  white 
jade,  each  with  a  soft  polish.  On  the  back 
of  the  cat’s  neck  a  fungus  branch  is  carved 
in  low  relief,  pierced  and  etched. 

16 —  Jade  Ornament:  Two  Tigers 

Carved  in  a  single  piece  of  black  and  white 
jade,  each  animal  having  its  head  turned 

*“  sidewise  against  one  shoulder  and  resting  on 
the  hind  feet  of  the  other;  one  carved  in  the 
black  jade  and  one  in  the  white,  and  done 
in  the  round,  the  stone  being  cut  away 
between  the  bodies.  Bright  polish. 

17—  J  ade  Animal  and  Figure  Group 

In  mottled  jade.  A  sturdy,  robust  figure  of 
the  sacred  cow,  in  squatting  attitude,  is 
carved  in  detail  in  the  round  in  stone  of  a 
light  chocolate-brown,  the  feet,  legs  and  tail 
mottled  with  gray,  as  is  the  middle  of  the 
back.  Mounted  over  the  white  spot  of 
the  back,  carved  in  bold  relief  and  under¬ 
cutting  in  a  sprawling  attitude  in  trans¬ 
lucent  white  jade  is  a  laughing  figure  who 
controls  the  cow  by  a  rope  and  supports  on 
his  shoulder  a  large  hat  in  brown.  Brilliant 
polish. 


18 —  Black  and  White  Jade  Flower-holder 

A  deep,  cornucopia-shaped 
blossom,  with  an  elongated 
bud  on  one  side  and  a  stem 
of  leaves  on  the  other — -a 
conventionalized  lotus  or 
other  aquatic  plant — is 
carved  in  upright  position 
in  translucent  white  jade. 
In  an  adjoining  vein  of 
black  jade  appear  two 
crabs,  carved,  pierced  and 
undercut,  each  grasping  in  its  claws  a  stem 
of  the  plant  beside  it.  The  white  jade  has 
a  soft  polish,  the  black  a  mirror  surface. 

Height,  3%  inches. 

JADE,  CRYSTAL,  GLASS,  AGATE  AND  AMBER 
SNUFF  BOTTLES 
(Each  with  Stand) 

19 —  Hair  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened,  with  ovate  contour.  Trans- 

z 

parent  crystal  delicately  clouded,  and  veined 
with  dark  hair-lines  or  vagrant  striations. 
At  either  side  a  rudimentary  archaic  animal- 
head-and-loop  handle  carved  in  relief.  Green 
jade  stopper. 


20 — Hair  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Broad  flask-shape.  Clear  transparent  crys- 
tal,  with  a  bold,  vagarious,  internal  “hatch” 
of  light  but  firm  lines,  and  brilliant  fracture. 
Unadorned  save  for  the  brilliant  polish. 
Pink  coral  and  green  stopper. 


21 — Hair  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Miniature  flask  shape;  transparent,  exhibit¬ 
ing  an  intricate  “cross-hatch”  in  its  interior 
structure,  in  black  lines.  Brilliantly  pol¬ 
ished.  Pink  coral  and  blue  stopper. 


22 — Aquamarine  Snuff  Bottle 

Light  blue,  turning  to  pale  green  against 
the  light ;  transparency  blocked  by  struc¬ 
tural  variations  and  cleavages.  Carved  in 
r2. —  gourd  shape — vine  and  fruit — brightly  pol¬ 
ished,  and  the  veinings  of  the  leaves  deli¬ 
cately  etched.  Pink  stopper. 


23 — Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Flask-shape,  on  elliptical  foot.  Semi-trans- 
lucent  white  jade,  with  a  broad  diagonal 
shading  of  gray-black  from  one  shoulder  to 
foot  :  one  face  lightly  carved  in  the  center 
with  a  group  of  rocky  cliffs.  Pink  coral 
stopper. 


24 — Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  ovoidal  flask-shape,  with  narrow 
foot  lightly  defined,  the  body  ribbed  as  a 
melon,  and  having  a  deep  cylindrical  neck. 
One  face  of  the  bottle,  and  more  than  half 
its  substance,  clouded-gray  jade;  the  other 
face  and  remainder  mottled  with  reddish  and 
light  brown  in  the  hues  of  iron  corrosion. 
Green  stopper. 


25- — Mottled  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Flat,  the  sides  slightly  ovoidal.  Black  and 
smoky-gray  jade  mottled  with  lighter  gra3rs, 
and  encircled  by  a  narrow  belt  or  vein  of 
gray-white  which  runs  through  the  struc¬ 
ture.  Bright  pink  stopper. 


26 — Agate  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  flask-shape,  very  thin,  with  slop- 
jt  ing  shoulder  and  short  neck  and  well-defined 
elliptical  foot.  Translucent  agate  of  a  light, 
liquid  brown  tone,  crossed  by  an  undulating 
band  of  dark  brown,  pale  yellow  and  white 
strata  about  midway  of  its  height. 


27 — Rare  Agate  Snuff  Jar 

Ovoidal,  broad,  and  of  very 
deep  body,  the  back  also  of 
ovoid  curvature,  the  front 
less  pronouncedly  so  owing 
to  a  richly  carved  relief 
ornamentation.  The  sub¬ 
stantial,  dignified  body  is  of 
brown  agate  of  various  rich, 
dark  tones,  mottled  with  wan¬ 
dering  black  strata  and 
smoothly  polished,  with  a 
mirror-surface.  A  stratum 
of  yellow,  in  the  hues  of  old-fashioned  mo¬ 
lasses  candy,  covering  the  face,  is  carved  in 
relief  with  a  Taoist  immortal  under  a  pine 
tree — possibly  Lan  Ts’ai-ho  with  fruit  in¬ 
stead  of  flowers  in  the  basket,  or  perhaps 
Hsi  Wang  Mu  with  two  of  her  peaches  of 
longevity — and  is  polished  to  the  brilliancy 
of  the  brightest  porcelain  glaze. 

Height .  ?d/4  inches;  width,  2%  inches;  depth,  2*4 
inches. 


28 — Brown  Agate  Snuff  Bottle 


In  fat  flask-shape.  Dense  dark  brown  agate 
with  a  smooth  polish  of  mirror  quality. 
Green  stopper  carved  with  a  border  of  bats 
encircling  a  Shou  medallion — emblematic  of 
long  life  and  happiness. 


29 — Amber-matrix  Snuff  Bottle 


Of  ovate  contour  and  irregular  surface, 
somewhat  like  a  partially  pressed  fig;  the 
mass  a  light  yellow-brown  streaked  and 
mottled  with  dark  rich  chestnut  browns. 
Smooth,  soft  polish,  the  surface  carrying  a 
very  delicate,  scarcely  visible  tracery  of 
landscape  in  hair-line  engraving.  Fei-ts'ui 
stopper. 


30 — Clouded  Amber  Snuff  Bottle 


Flattened  flask-shape  fashioned  of  a  single 
block  of  beautifully  clouded  amber,  pale 
*  t  bright  yellow  of  sundry  mottlings,  opaque 
throughout  and  brilliantly  polished. 


31 — Gray  Jade  Miniature  Vase 


Baluster-shape,  with  a  carved  oval  base,  re¬ 
cessed  and  undercut,  on  four  short  feet ; 
contracted  neck  and  lightly  spreading  lip; 
cow’s-head  ornaments  or  rudimentary 
handles  carved  in  low  relief  on  the  shoulders. 
Rare,  translucent  pearl-gray  jade,  beauti¬ 
fully  mottled,  with  an  occasional  seal-brown 
“tiger-stripe”  visible  at  the  base.  Four- 
character  incised  inscription  on  the  face. 


32 — Mottled  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 


In  the  form  of  an  ovoidal  jar  slightly 
flattened,  with  blunt  shoulder,  short  cylin¬ 
drical  neck  and  low  elliptical  foot;  orna- 
z  <3—  ^ —  mented  animal-head  and  ring  shoulder- 
handles  carved  in  relief.  Yellow-brown, 
chestnut-brown  and  gray  streaked  and 
mottled  jade,  with  brilliant  polish;  a  vein  of 
pure  white  stone  adjacent  on  the  obverse 
carved  with  a  mei  tree  in  blossom.  The  re¬ 
verse  is  occupied  by  an  incised  inscription. 


33 — Mottled  Jade  Ornament 

A  curious  piece  of  stone  which  is  mottled 
-  in  a  semi-liquid,  soft  blue-gray,  a  denser 
'  - — gray,  an  iron-rust  brown  and  a  darker, 
richer  brown,  with  various  seal-brown  fleck- 
ings — and  again  taking  a  milky-opalescent 
hue — and  is  carved  in  the  form  of  a  peach 
of  longevity  standing  upright  on  its  curled 
stem,  with  several  leaves  clinging  to  its  body. 
Incised  inscription  in  four  characters. 


34 — White  and  Yellow  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 


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Ovate  on  flat  foot,  with  flattened  shoulder 
and  short  cylindrical  neck.  White  jade  with 
the  palest  of  green  flecks  on  the  back,  a 
'brighter  one  at  the  side  of  the  face — the 
latter  utilized  in  a  delicate  carving  of  a 
pine  tree.  Overlying  the  face  is  a  vein 


of  yellow  jade  in  which  a  wild  plum  tree 
and  a  bamboo  tree  have  been  carved  in  bold 
relief — down  to  the  white  jade  ground — 
and  engraved  in  the  white  at  one  side  is  a 
branch  of  the  sacred  fungus.  Pink  coral 
stopper. 

35 — Spotted  Agate  Snuff  Bottle 

In  irregular  flask-shape,  with  well-defined 
foot  and  coral  stopper.  Translucent  gray 
/  ,2-  ^  £ — jade  of  melting  mutton-fat  suggestion, 
spotted  with  rich  browns  and  black.  The 
face  is  carved  with  the  figure  of  a  man  fish¬ 
ing  under  a  pine  ti’ee,  a  fish  leaping  from 
the  waves  at  the  end  of  his  line,  fungus 
branches  and  flying  birds,  the  dark  spots 
skilfully  utilized  to  bring  out  these  features 
and  details.  Lustrous  polish. 


36 — Agate  Snuff  Bottle 


Flattened,  ovoidal  contour.  Translucent 
gray  agate  with  rich  iron-rust  and  velvety- 
brown  mottlings,  which  so  notably  take  the 
form  of  a  tall  cliff  with  outlying  rocks  at 
its  foot  that  the  artist  has  turned  this 
natural  tinting  to  account  and  has  carved 
dashing  sea  waves  at  the  base,  above  the 
foot  of  the  bottle.  Coral  stopper  carved 
with  a  crawling  land-dragon. 


37 —  Cameo  Agate  Snuff  Bottle 

Ovoidal  contour  and  thick  body.  Trans¬ 
lucent  light  yellow-brown  agate  with  darker 
—  spots — in  one  of  which  a  flying  bat  is  en- 
/  — graved — and  with  an  overlying  vein  of 

opaque  yellow  and  brown  across  the  face,  in 
which  is  carved  in  relief  a  three-clawed 
dragon  in  pursuit  of  the  pearl  of  omnipo¬ 
tence.  Emerald-green  stopper. 

38 —  Agate  Snuff  Bottle 


Capacious  flask-shape.  Pale  blond  or  ashen- 
hued  translucent  agate,  with  a  smooth,  lus¬ 
trous  polish,  carved  in  relief  on  one  side 
with  a  stout  horse,  hitched  to  a  post  which 
rests  on  a  brick  foundation — reddened  and 
yellowing  variations  in  the  structure  and 
color  of  the  material  being  effectively 
used  in  giving  shading  and  quality  to  the 
picture. 


39 — Agate  Snuff  Bottle 

In  generous  flask-shape,  one  face  duly  hol- 
y  ^ lowed  or  indented.  Clear  translucent,  semi¬ 
transparent  agate  of  “ashen-blond”  hue, 
polished  to  a  lustrous  mirror-surface.  In 
the  depression  on  one  face  is  a  mass  of 
matrix  or  iron-brown  and  yellow  agate,  of 
curious  aspect.  It  takes  roughly  the  form 
of  a  duck  swimming  and  has  been  skilfully 
handled  in  the  way  of  emphasizing  the  im¬ 
pression. 


40 — Mottled  Agate  Sxuff  Bottle 

In  gourd-form,  combining  fruit  and  vine, 
carved,  pierced  and  engraved,  and  brilliantly 
polished.  The  color  varies  from  an  opaque 
starch-blue  to  a  semi-translucent  ame¬ 
thystine  hue,  with  one  of  the  leaves  executed 
in  a  dark  sugary  brown. 


41 — Brown  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  flask-shape,  carved  in  transparent 
brown  crystal  which  against  the  light  takes 
6-J  —  _a  tone  of  pale  aubergine- brown,  smoothly 
polished  and  unadorned. 


SINGLE-COLOR  PORCELAINS  OF  CABINET  SIZE 


42 — Peacock-blue  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 


Ovoid  body  and  long,  full,  straight  neck, 
t  something  of  the  ten-pin  shape,  the  flat  foot 
deeply  recessed  underneath ;  light  porcelain 
of  open  texture,  covered  with  a  mirror-glaze 
of  the  blue  approximating  a  deep-toned  tur¬ 
quoise  and  classified  as  peacock-blue;  ex¬ 
hibiting  a  firm,  pronounced  crackle  through¬ 
out. 


Height,  (>  inches. 


43 — White  Bottle-shaped  Vase  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Squat-ovoidal  body  on  a  cir- 
c  u  1  a  r  ,  slightly-spreading 
foot;  delicate,  slender  neck, 
expanding  in  a  bulbous  lip. 
F un-ting -yao,  the  light  so- 
called  “soft  paste”  porcelain, 
covered  evenly  with  a  soft 
and  beautiful  creamy-white 
glaze  of  lustrous  surface, 
over  a  bas-relief  decoration 
of  three-clawed  lizard-drag¬ 
ons  grasping  in  jaws  and 
claws  scrolling  branches  of 
the  poly  poms  lucidus — the 
sacred  magic  fungus.  This  decoration  ex¬ 
tends  from  foot  to  neck;  and  on  the  lip  is 
a  circlet  of  downward-pointing  palm  leaves. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


3  o 


44 — Turquoise  Vase  ( CJiien-lung ) 

A  short  cylindrical  or  drum-shaped  body, 
~set  low,  slopes  at  a  slow  angle  to  a  con¬ 
tracted  and  slightly-spreading  short  foot; 
the  broadly-sloping  shoulder  curving  grace¬ 
fully  into  a  neck  narrow  and  slender  at 
its  start,  which  expands  in  elongated  fun¬ 
nel-shape  as  it  rises  to  the  flat  lip.  Glazed 
in  a  brilliant  turquoise-blue  with  a  fine 
fish-roe  crackle,  the  glaze  thickening  and 


deepening  at  shoulder-edge,  base  of  drum 
and  foot-spread  to  a  dark  and  lustrous 
hue.  Underneath  the  foot  a  pond-scum 
green  glaze. 

Height,  5  inches. 

45 —  Calf’s-liver  Gallipot  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

White  porcelain  coated  with  a  glaze  of  dull 

J  "^—luster  in  the  reddish-brown  tone  of  fresh 
liver,  the  surface  with  that  incipient  crinkle 
which  suggests  the  texture  after  which  the 
glaze  has  been  named.  The  color  occasion¬ 
ally  deepens  to  a  burnished  mahogany- 
brown.  Rim  and  foot  glazed  in  white. 

Height,  5 1/2  inches.. 

46 —  Peacock-blue  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 


Pear-shape  on  a  bold  foot,  with  short  slender 
tubular  neck.  Brilliant  glaze  of  the  tur- 
quoise  order,  approaching  the  hue  defined  as 
peacock-blue  and  having  a  fine  fish-roe 
crackle  throughout. 

Height,  0  inches. 


47 — Mazarine-blue  Bottle  (Ch’ien-lung) 


cCa 


Globular-ovoidal  body  with  flat,  foot,  re¬ 
cessed  underneath,  and  full,  tubular  neck. 
Heavy  white  porcelain  clothed  in  a  rich 
monochrome  glaze  of  deep  mazarine-blue  and 
mirror-quality,  with  peau-d' orange  surface. 


Height,  5%  inches _ 


48 — Peacock-blue  Jar  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Oviform,  the  rounded  shoulder  sloping  into 
a  short  neck  which  has  started  on  an  out¬ 
ward  curve  at  the  lip,  the  neck-root  modeled 

—  t,  X 

J>  ' — on  the  shoulder.  Coated  with  a  lustrous 
truite  glaze  of  peacock-blue  in  rich  tone, 
and  beautifully  mottled  in  deeper  key. 

Height,  5 */2  inches. 


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49 — Mirror-black  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Globular-ovoidal  body  on  a  flat  foot  slightly 
recessed  underneath ;  sloping  shoulder  and 

7_  straight  tubular  neck.  White  porcelain  en- 

^ - -wrapped  in  a  mirror-glaze  of  midnight 

blackness  and  remarkable  uniformity  and 
luster,  a  ring  of  brown  glaze  both  inside  and 
outside  the  rim,  and  an  iron-rust  and  black 
glaze  underneath  the  foot. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


50 — Bleu-souffle  Gallipot  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Pure  white  vibrant  porcelain,  with  an  unc¬ 
tuous  glaze  of  dull  luster  and  interesting 
S  ~0  quality  presenting  notes  of  the  robin’s-egg 
souffle — or  pale  malachite  tone— largely 
overborn  by  a  soft  and  deep  gray-blue,  all 
in  the  souffle  method. 


Height,  5%  inches. 


51 —  Camellia-leaf  Green  Vase  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Flattened  pear-shape  on  a 
spreading  foot,  with  short 
neck  and  everting  lip  and 
two  loop  shoulder-handles. 
Pure  white  porcelain  coated 
with  a  rich  and  luminous 
glaze  in  the  deep  green  of  the 
camellia  leaf,  marked  by  a 
bold,  firm  crackle.  Green 
glaze  continues  underneath 
the  foot  and  in  lighter  tone 
on  the  interior  of  the  neck. 

Height,  5%  inches. 

52 —  Mazarine-blue  Bottle  ( Cli'ien-Iung ) 

Ovoid  with  a  thick,  full  neck  very  slightly 
expanding;  the  glaze  a  dark  mazarine-blue 
2- d— —  that  runs  almost  to  black  and  has  a  brilliant 
surface. 

Height,  6  inches. 


53 — Coral  Bottle  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 


c 


Full-bodied  pear-shape,  on  a  low  foot;  with 
short,  slender  straight  neck.  Clear  hard 
paste  with  a  thin  glaze  in  soft  coral-hue, 
having  a  dull  lustre  with  delicate  metallic 
suggestions. 


Height.  <i  inches. 


54 — Celadon  Vase  ( Cliien-lung ) 


Low,  ovoidal  body  on  a  cir¬ 
cular  foot,  the  shoulder 
flattened,  the  neck  straight 
and  slender  and  lightly  flar¬ 
ing  at  the  lip.  The  glaze  a 
pure,  pale  sea-green,  deli¬ 
cate  in  quality  and  lightly 
emphasizing  a  beautiful 
flower  and  fungus  scroll 
which  is  modeled  and  etched 
in  the  paste  below  it. 

Height,  5y2  inches. 


55 — Rose  -  souffle  Bottle  -  shaped  Vase 
( Ch’  ien-lung ) 

—„c  Ovoid  body,  sloping  shoulder  and  straight 
^  tubular  neck.  Heavy  hard  paste,  with  a 

bountiful  rose-souffle  glaze  over  a  white 
ground,  and  presenting  the  unusual  detail 
of  rich  green  fleckings,  widely  scattered. 
Under  foot  a  gray-white  glaze  minutely 
crackled ;  interior  of  neck  with  dark  green 
crackled  glaze. 


Height.  5y2  inches. 


5(J — “Peacock-blue”  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Pear-shaped,  on  a  deep  circular  foot,  with 
short  slender  neck ;  heavy  vibrant  porcelain 
covered  with  a  glaze  of  the  turquoise  order 
0  '  but  dark  in  tone  and  with  green  trend,  plac¬ 

ing  it  among  the  peacock-blues,  and  having 
a  minute  fish-roe  crackle. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


MONOCHROME  GLAZE  PORCELAINS  OF 
INTERMEDIATE  SIZES 

57— Rare  Lime-green  Jar  ( Cli  ien-lung ) 

Melon-shape,  with  six  lobes  or  ribs,  on  flat 
foot  slightly  recessed  underneath ;  narrow 
rounding1  shoulder  and  wide  mouth;  a  line 

-  *  c 

of  bosses  just  beneath  the  shoulder,  one  to 
each  lobe.  The  glaze  is  a  rare  one,  in  the 
rich,  bright  green  hue  of  the  unripe  lime, 
and  has  a  dull  luster  and  an  infinitesimal, 
almost  invisible  crackle. 


Height,  4%  inches;  diameter,  4  inches. 


58 — “Soft  Paste”  White  Vase  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 
In  bulbous  pear-shape  on  a  deep,  flaring 
foot,  the  body  tapering  slowly  to  a  full  neck 
which  spreads  lightly  and  ends  in  a  beveled 
^  "  lip.  Fun-tmg-yao,  or  the  so-called  “soft 

paste,”  of  delicate  texture,  coated  with  a 
rich  cream-white  glaze,  which  on  the  neck 
shows  a  colorless  crackle  and  on  the  under¬ 
body  and  foot  and  under  the  foot  a  pale 
cafe-au-lait  crackle.  Lightly  etched  and 
modeled  in  the  paste,  on  one  face,  is  a 
branching  and  blossoming  rock  peony. 

Height,  7%  inches. 

( Illustrated ) 


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59 — Mirror-black  Vase  (K’ang-hsi) 

Somewhat  of  amphora-shape  without  han¬ 
dles.  Tall  ovoidal  body  on  flat  foot  re- 
cessed  underneath,  with  flattened  shoulder, 
short  neck  and  wide  trumpet-lip.  Brilliant 
mirror-black  glaze  of  peau  cT orange  surface, 
flowing  evenly  from  the  white-glazed  lip  to 
the  perfect  foot — which  underneath  has  a 
white  glaze. 

Height,  7%  inches. 


60 — Lapis-blue  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Globular-ovoidal  body  and  tubular  neck. 
-  ,c  Clear  hard  paste  of  sonorous  quality,  coated 
with  a  lustrous  glaze  in  bright  lapis-lazuli 
hue,  with  the  gray  trend  in  strong  evidence 

and  a  peau-cV  orange  surface. 

Height,  8y4  inches. 


61 — White  Vase  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Bulbous  ovoidal  body  on  a  slightly  spreading 
foot,  with  wide  neck  formed  by  the  body¬ 
line  recurving,  and  continuing  in  a  light  Hare 
-As  -to  ti  ie  thin  lip.  Sonorous  hard  paste,  carry¬ 
ing  an  ornate  chrysanthemum-scroll  modeled 
under  the  luminous  soft  white  glaze,  around 
the  body,  and  on  the  neck  a  deep  border  of 
palmations  modeled  and  etched. 

Height,  8  inches. 


62 — Turquoise-blue  Bottle-shaped  V  a  s  f. 

(  Ch'ien-lung  ) 

d  fu  the  fo  rm  of  a  broad  ovoid  jar  with  a 
baluster-shape  vase  superposed  as  neck. 
Dense  hard  paste  covered  with  a  crackled 
turquoise  glaze  varying  from  blue  to  the 
green  of  the  washed  stone,  the  color  deepen¬ 
ing  to  a  dark  clear  sky-blue  in  a  ring  at  the 
base  of  the  neck.  (Lip  slightly  nicked.) 

Height,  7*4  inches. 


63 — Peacock-blue  Bottle  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Ovoid,  on  Hat  foot,  with  underfoot  recess ; 
tall  thick  neck.  Dense  porcelain,  coated  in 
<-f~  q~  ‘'J—a  monochrome  glaze  of  peacock-blue,  mi¬ 
nutely  crackled,  of  lustrous  surface,  and  ex¬ 
hibiting  a  succession  of  transverse  st nations, 
besides  mottlings. 


( Illustrated )  Height.  8*4  inches. 


hue.  Interior  of  neck  and  foot  have  the 
same  gray  glaze,  the  rim  of  the  foot  glazed 
in  brown,  and  the  under-foot  bearing  the 
seal  of  Ch’ien-lung  in  brilliant  blue  under  the 
glaze. 

( Illustrated )  Height,  8%  inches. 


Peacock-blue  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 


(JH — Celadon  Vase  ( K'ung - 
67  /  hsi) 

Cylindi  •ical  club-shape  on 
low  foot ;  narrow  sloping  shoulder  and  wide 
neck,  with  flange-lip.  Dense,  resonant 
porcelain  of  K’ang-hsi  coated  with  a  pure, 
luminous  glaze  of  grayish  sea-green  tone, 
over  an  elaborate  and  profuse  floral  scroll 
ornamentation  incised  and  modeled  in  the 
paste  and  engraved;  the  rim  white. 


Ovoid,  with  flat  foot,  re¬ 
cessed  underneath,  and 
tall  full  neck.  Sonorous 
hard  paste,  brilliantly 
glazed  in  peacock-blue 
with  fish-roe  crackle,  the 
glaze  mottled  with  deep 
sky-blue  and  turquoise- 
green,  and  those  uncer¬ 
tain  green  dapplings  seen 
in  a  peacock’s  coat. 

Height,  8%  inches. 


Height,  8%  inches. 


69 — Powder-blue  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 


Oviform  on  a  high  and  flar- 
^  i  'i^ing  foot,  with  broadly- 
sloping  shoulder,  cylin¬ 
drical  neck  and  Hanged  lip. 
Clear  white  porcelain, 
sonorous,  covered  with  a 
bleu-f ouette  glaze  rich  and 
lustrous,  of  cobalt  quality 
and  mirror  surface. 


Height,  8 ]/,  inches. 


70 — Celadon  Vase 
-  Cheng ) 


Inverted  pear-shape  with 
broad  foot,  and  rounded  shoulder  recurving 
in  a  short  neck  and  flaring  lip.  The  body 
is  encircled  by  groups  of  three  lightly  molded 
ridges  with  channels  between  them,  this  for¬ 
mation  occurring  three  times — at  shoulder 
and  low  waist  and  midway  between.  Dense 
porcelain  covered  with  a  gray-celadon  glaze 
of  dull  luster  with  a  strong  cafc-au-lait 
crackle.  Under  foot  the  seal  of  Yung 
Cheng  in  dark  blue  under  the  glaze. 


Height,  9  inches. 


71 — Pair  Mustard-yellow  Spherical  Tripod 
Jars  with  Covers  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Divided  equatorially, 
and  each  section  sup¬ 
plied  with  three  deep 
palmate  projections, 
the  whole,  with  the 
ornamentation,  taken 
from  an  ancient  bronze 
original — a  fad  of  the 
Emperor  Ch’ien-lung 
with  regard  to  the 
porcelain  industry  of 
his  day.  Clear  porce¬ 
lain  with  a  ringing 
note,  in  a  monochrome 
glaze  of  mustard-yel¬ 
low  with  metallic 
luster.  Exterior  en¬ 
tirely  covered  with  relief  and  incised  swas¬ 
tika  and  key  fret,  flame  and  fungus  scrolls, 
in  hands  and  medallions  and  detached  details. 


Height,  Sl/2  inches;  diameter,  6y2  inches. 


72 — Red-brown  Bottle  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Globular  on  low  foot;  short  neck.  Clear 
5  0  white  porcelain  coated  with  a  red-brown 
glaze  of  peculiar  color-quality,  flushing  to  a 
real  red  near  the  lip  and  in  a  ring  at  the 
foot. 


IT <■  igh t,  8 1/2  inches. 


73 


— Light  Gray  Vase  (CMien-lung) 

Inverted  pear-shape,  the  rounded  shoulder 
somewhat  flattened;  short,  thick  neck  with 
slightly  everted  and  round  lip.  Clear  hard 
paste,  encircled  by  three  molded  bands — at 
shoulder  and  waist  and  midway  between  them 
— the  bands  perhaps  channeled  but  hardly 
perceptibly.  The  shape  is  an  adaptation  of 
an  older  form  that  sometimes  appears  in 
the  celadons,  and  the  light  gray  glaze  that 
covers  it  resembles  somewhat  a  celadon  at 
a  glance  but  really  more  nearly  approximates 
a  clair-de-lune  glaze  of  grayish  tendency. 
The  glaze  is  pervaded  by  a  caf e-au-lait 
crackle.  Underneath  the  foot  the  seal  of 
the  reign,  in  blue  under  the  glaze. 

Height,  9  inches. 


74 — Fine  Camellia-green  Vase  (  Yung  Cheng) 

Globular  bottle-shape  with  tubular  neck. 
..  Fine  white  porcelain  glazed  in  a  rich,  deep 
camellia-leaf  green. 


Height,  13  inches. 


75 — Pearl-gray  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Pear-shape  with  short  foot  and  full  neck. 
Clear  sonorous  heavy  white  porcelain  cov- 
/  3  J>  " — ered  with  a  lustrous  glaze  of  even  quality  in 
a  soft  pearl-gray  tone.  Seal  of  Ch’ien-lung 
in  brilliant  blue  under  the  glaze  of  the  foot. 

Height,  9  inches. 


NOTABLE  MONOCHROME  GLAZE  PORCELAINS 


76 — Peacock  -  blue  Bottle  -  shaped  Vase 
{Cli  ien-l  u  tig ) 


/  <?~d 


t ,  Globular,  with  thick  neck.  The  glaze  a  bril¬ 
liant  peacock-blue,  duly  speckled  in  darker 
color  and  having  a  fish-roe  crackle. 


Height,  12%.  inches. 


77 — Dark  Shagreen  Bottle-shaped  Vase 
( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Globular,  with  short  wide  neck.  Coated 
/  q  "g_with  a  dark  shagreen  glaze,  densely  crackled. 

Height,  11%  inches. 


78 — Large  Mottled  Maroox  Bottle-shaped 
V a  se  (  Cli  ien-lun  g  ) 

~-f-  "Globular,  with  a  finely  proportioned  neck. 

A  vase  of  remarkably  excellent  quality 
throughout — porcelain,  modeling,  glaze  and 
finish.  The  paste  has  a  lightly  rumpled 
surface  and  is  coated,  on  the  exterior,  with 
a  lustrous  and  rich  maroon  glaze  which  is 
mottled  about  the  underbody.  Under  the 
foot,  which  is  glazed  in  a  beautiful  pistache- 
green,  the  seal  of  Ch’ien-lung  appears  in 
vermilion  within  a  reserved  square  of  white 
glaze.  Interior  of  neck  also  in  pistache- 
green ;  the  white-glazed  rim  gilded. 


Height,  121/,  inches. 


79 —  Large  Creamy-white  Bottle-shaped  Vase 

( Ctiien-lung ) 

Globular,  with  slender  neck.  Between  a 
paneled  base-border  and  a  shoulder  border 
-A-  'i_of  scepter-heads  the  body  is  covered  with 
a  profuse  conventional  chrysanthemum 
scroll,  incised  and  modeled  in  the  paste. 
The  neck  has  a  wave  border  at  the  root,  a 
circlet  of  deep  palmations,  and  beneath  the 
lip  foliate  and  key-fret  borders.  The  entire 
surface  covered  with  a  lustrous  glaze  of 
soft  creamy  white. 

Height,  13>/o  inches. 

80 —  Large  Royal  Blue  Bottle-shaped  Vase 
( Ch’ien-lung) 

Low  ovoidal  broad  body  on  bold  concavo- 
0 ,  convex  foot,  with  slender  neck  and  lightly 
flaring  lip.  Exterior  coated  with  a  brilliant 
mirror-glaze  of  royal  blue;  rim,  interior  of 
neck  and  underfoot  white.  Foot  bears 
Ch’ien-lung’s  seal  in  deep  blue  under  the 
glaze. 

Height,  14y2  inches. 


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Robin’s-egg  Souffle  Vase  ( C'liien-lung ) 
Squat  bottle-shape  on  deep  circular  foot ; 
tapering  to  a  slender  neck  with  spreading 
v "  lip.  Affluent  robin’s-egg  souffle  glaze  of  dull 
luster  in  deep  gray-blue  and  pale  malachite- 


green  effects. 


Height,  13  inches. 


82- 

X  [TO  *' 


-Tall  C'afe-au-lait  Vase  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Tall  inverted  pear-shape  with  flaring  foot, 
.high  rounded  shoulder,  and  short  wide  neck 
with  spreading  lip.  Heavy  porcelain,  cov¬ 
ered  with  a  rich  dark  cafe-au-lait  glaze  hav¬ 
ing  a  bold,  emphatic  crackle  in  very  dark 
lines,  the  glaze  extending  to  the  interior  of 
the  neck.  Under  foot  a  gray-white  glaze 
with  brown  crackle. 


Height,  18  inches. 


83 — Tall  Sang-de-b(euf  Vase  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

Inverted  pear-shape  with  spreading  foot, 
short  neck  and  flaring  lip.  Dense  porcelain 
^  _  of  K’ang-hsi  enameled  with  a  remarkable 

sang-de-boeuf  glaze  of  great  brilliancy,  ex¬ 
hibiting  the  highly-prized  effect  in  all  its 
phases,  from  the  rich  red  of  the  fresh  ox 
blood  through  the  clotting  to  the  dark 
brown  of  the  wholly  congealed  blood,  with 
notable  pittings  and  strange  drippings,  and 
the  whole  crackled.  Under  foot  Hnd  within 
lip  a  gray-white  glaze  with  crackle. 

Height,  17%  inches. 


84 


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— Tall  Blue  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 

In  pear-sliape,  with  opulent  body  on  a 
spreading  foot,  and  slender  neck.  Dense, 
heavy  porcelain  of  sonorous  quality,  glazed 
in  a  rich,  deep-toned  lapis-blue,  with  the 
peau-d' orange  surface  and  a  mirror  luster. 

Height,  1 9y2  inches. 


85 — Tall  Gray  Bottle  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Pear-shape,  on  circular  foot,  tapering  to  a 

*  < _ short  and  slender  straight  neck.  Coated 

with  a  gray,  or  drab,  crackle  glaze,  the 
crackle  being  for  the  most  without  color  in 
the  upper  portions  of  the  vase,  while  about 
the  underbody  it  is  a  well-marked  cafe-au- 
lait.  Underneath  the  foot,  which  is  simi¬ 
larly  glazed,  the  Ch’ien-lung  seal  in  blue. 

Height,  18%  inches. 


8b — Rare  Tall  Blue  Vase  ( K'ang-lisi ) 

Oviform,  with  spreading  foot,  and  short  neck 

_ marked  by  a  molded  ring;  lip  lightly  flaring. 

Light  porcelain  covered  with  a  luminous 
blue  glaze  of  cobalt  quality,  parts  of  the 
surface  a  mirror,  the  glaze  a  gray  uncer¬ 
tain  blue  on  the  upper  portions  of  the  vase, 
and  deepening  toward  a  lapis  below.  (Lip 
repaired.) 


Height,  17i/2  inches. 


87 — Rare  and  Beautiful  Lang-yao  Vase 
( K’ang-hsi ) 

Superb  in  form,  an  opulent  inverted-pear 
shape,  narrowing  almost  to  a  “wasp  waist,” 
^with  flaring  foot;  the  wide  neck  short,  with 
the  lip  spreading.  The  glaze,  of  wondrous 
brilliancy,  is  smooth  in  the  body  and  of 
peau-d' orange  texture  on  the  neck.  It  is 
variously  crackled  and  its  wealth  of  color 
ranges  from  the  deep  glow  of  the  ox  blood 
and  the  clottings  and  congealing  to  the 
delicate  tints  of  the  peachblooms  and  ashes- 
of-roses. 


Height,  17%  inches. 


SINGLE-COLOR  PORCELAINS  OF  VARIOUS 
FORMS  AND  SIZES 


88 — Liver-color.  Vase  ( Cliien-lung ) 


Squat  ovoid  body  on  a  spreading  foot,  with 
long  tubular  neck.  Coated  with  a  brilliant 
glaze  of  pale  liver-color. 

Height,  10  inches. 


89 — Peacock-blue  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 


Low  ovoidal  body  on  a  bold  circular  foot, 
»>  .  with  thick  straight  neck.  Covered  with  a 
brilliant  glaze  of  peacock-blue,  variously 
mottled,  and  having  a  strongly-marked 
crackle  in  dark  lines. 


Height,  liy2  inches. 


90 — Powder-blue  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Globular  body  slightly  compressed,  with 
graceful  neck  of  lightly  curved  outline. 
Covered  with  a  lustrous  powder-blue  glaze, 
the  rim  and  foot  glazed  in  white.  The  foot 
bears  a  six-character  inscription  of  K’ang- 
hsi  penciled  in  blue  under  the  glaze,  but  the 
*.  foot  and  the  porcelain  both  point  to  later 
manufacture,  namely  the  period  of  C'h’ien- 
lung. 


Height.  12  inches. 


91  —Rare  Monochrome  Jar  ( CKien-lung ) 


In  the  form  of  a  pear-shaped  vase  of  full 
6  .  body  and  wide  neck  with  the  neck  truncated ; 
on  a  deep  circular  foot.  Firm  and  delicate 
hard  paste  porcelain  with  a  clear  musical 
note,  coated  with  a  pure  and  luminous  glaze 
of  an  unusual  pink  tone,  with  shadings  of 
peachbloom  tint  and  of  soft,  refined  quality. 


Height,  10 y4  inches. 


92 —  Large  Coral-red  Vase  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

The  body  ovoidal  and  somewhat  squat,  with 
steeply-sloping  shoulder  tapering  into  a 
«  ,*_short  full  neck.  Coated  with  a  mottled  coral 
^  glaze  of  metallic  luster,  somewhat  dull  on 
the  shoulder  and  brilliant  on  the  underbody 
and  neck.  Near  the  foot  the  glaze  exhibits 
a  curious  crackle  or  veining,  resembling  the 
veining  in  marble. 

Height,  1 2 Vi  inches. 

93 —  Tall  Brown  Bottle  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Pear-shaped  on  a  short  foot,  with  slender 
jf"-—  neck.  Glazed  in  the  colors  of  feuilles 
mortes,  ranging  from  a  reddish-brown  to  a 
brown  deepening  and  darkening  toward  a 
seal  note. 

Height,  1 3%  inches. 


94 — White  Bottle-shaped  Vase  ( Cliien-lung ) 

In  bulbous  pear  form  tapering  to  a  short 
ut  slender  neck;  on  deep  foot.  The  body  is  sur- 
rounded  by  an  elaborate  peony  scroll,  in¬ 
cised  and  modeled  in  the  paste,  between  a 
scepter-head  shoulder-border  and  a  border 
of  deep  and  narrow  panels  at  the  base,  while 
the  neck  has  borders  of  scepter-heads,  key 
fret,  and  alternate  long  and  short  leaves. 
The  whole  glazed  in  a  soft  creamy  white. 

Height,  13y,  inches. 


95  Ivory  White  Vase  (Ming) 


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In  baluster  or  graceful  elongated-pear  shape, 
on  a  low  foot.  Covered  with  an  ivory-white 
0  c  glaze  that  is  almost  a  cafe-au-lait,  or  a 
cream-yellow,  densely  crackled. 


Height,  l(i%  inches. 


96- — Tale  Brown  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 


Full-bodied  pear-shape  on  short  foot,  with 
slender  neck.  Mirror-glaze  of  a  rich  and 
mellowed  brown  tone  of  pinkish  trend,  with 
here  and  there  at  the  base  tbc  grayer  brown 
of  cooked-liver  color. 


Height,  13%  inches. 


97 — Powder-blue  Beaker  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Conventional  form,  coated  with  a  rich  glaze 
—  in  cobalt  blue  fouette  of  lustrous  depths  and 


charming  quality,  with  a  mirror-surface. 


Height,  17%  inches. 


98 — Mirror-black  Beaker  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Conventional  form,  coated  with  a  brilliant 
mirror  glaze  in  black  with  raven’s-wing  and 


signs  of  an  original  extensive  decoration  in 
gold,  comprehending  the  phoenix  and  drag  n 
motives  and  floral  and  arboreal  forms. 


Height ,  17%  inches. 


99 — Celadon  Jar  (Ming) 

Ovoid  with  flat  foot,  the  sloping  shoulder 


terminating  in  a  raised  and  rounded  lip. 
Stone-weight  porcelain  with  a  heavy  leaf 
and  blossom  scroll  decoration  modeled  in  the 
paste,  between  borders,  the  whole  covered 
with  a  dark  sea-green  glaze  of  bright  surface. 


Height.  8%  inches. 


TOO — Large  Celadon  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Ovoid  with  a  full  neck  of  lightly  curving  out¬ 
line.  Modeled  in  the  paste  and  incised  is  an 

ovfoncivo  rlopnvnlinti  pnnvpnf  innnli7Prl 


key-fret  borders,  and  deep  palinations.  Cov¬ 
ered  with  a  brilliant  monochrome  glaze  of 
pale,  light  sea-green  tint,  which  continues  on 
the  bottom  and  the  interior  of  the  neck. 


Height,  14%  inches. 


101  Celadon  Vase  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

Bulbous  pear-shape  with  a  flaring  lip,  on 
a  tall  spreading  foot.  The  decoration, 
/  / c"y- —  modeled  in  the  paste  and  etched,  consists  of 


a  rich  peony  scroll  occupying  the  main  part 
of  the  body,  with  a  deep  band  of  palmation  < 
about  the  neck,  and  borders  at  shoulder  and 
on  the  foot.  Over  all  a  luminous  sea-green 
glaze,  the  green  inclining  to  brown,  with 
white  at  rim  and  base. 


Heigh  1 ,  15  incite 


102 — Peacock-blue  Vase  ( Cliien-lung ) 

In  the  form  of  an  ovoidal  jar  with  Hat  foot 


1 — and  high  shoulder,  wide  neck  and  short 
spreading  lip.  Light  porcelain  coated  with 
a  richly  mottled,  brilliant  peacock-blue  glaze 
with  a  fine  fish-roe  crackle. 


Height,  1.4%  inches. 


103 — Regal  Celadon  Jar  ( K’ang-hsi ) 


3-3S- 


Elongated  ovoidal  form  with  high,  full 
shoulder  and  short  neck,  and  narrowing  to 
a  slightly  spreading  foot.  Sonorous  porce¬ 
lain  of  the  stone-weight  variety,  with  an 
extensive  landscape  decoration  of  trees, 
pavilions  and  rocks  at  the  seashore,  modeled 
boldly  in  the  paste  and  etched.  Covered 
with  a  luminous  monochrome  glaze  of  pure 
sea-green  tone.  On  the  white-glazed  foot, 
Ta-Ch’ing  K’ang-hsi  nien-chih,  in  blue  under 
the  glaze.  Height,  IT yg  inches. 


104 — Tall  Celadox  Jar  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Elongated  form,  expanding  slowly  as  it  rises 
from  a  flat  circular  foot  to  a  high  rounded 
shoulder  which  recurves  in  a  short  neck 
flaring  at  the  lip.  Carved  in  relief  in  the 

^  ‘t _ paste  is  an  all-over  flower-scroll  decoration 

and  an  elaborate  scepter-head  and  scroll 
shoulder-border,  with  other  borders  and 
palmations  at  base  and  neck  modeled  in  the 
paste  and  incised.  Delicate  sea-green  glaze 
of  great  brilliance,  inclining  toward  blue, 
over  all. 

Height,  17  inches. 


105 — Powder-blue  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Spherical  on  a  low  foot,  with  a  tall,  slender, 
tubular  neck.  Beautiful  glaze  of  bleu- 

y  £  _ fouette,  soft  and  rich,  in  cobalt  quality,  with 

brilliant  surface.  Mark,  the  blue  double 
ring  on  the  white  glazed  foot. 


Height,  17%  inches. 


106— Musi  ['ard-yellow  Jar  ( Cliien-lung ) 


Ovoid  on  a  spreading  foot;  with  short,  wide, 
abbreviated  neck.  Coated  with  a  mono¬ 
chrome  glaze  of  mustard-yellow,  the  color 
'Tvarming  and  deepening  on  the  shoulder. 


Height,  12%  inches. 


107 —  Tall  Lang-yao  Bottle  ( Cliien-hlfig) 

^  Spl&ical  body,  on  a  bold 
foot  the  exterior  of  which  is 
left  umglazed,  exposing  the 
pure  biscuit;  tall,  slender 
“funnel”  neck.  Enameled 
with  a  brilliant  sang-de- 
btiuf  glaze — smooth  on  neck 
and  main  part  of  body,  and 
having  the  orange-skin  sur¬ 
face  about  shoulder  and 
foot  —  embodying  the  va¬ 
rious  red  and  brown  tones 
of  clotted  and  congealed 
ox-blood,  the  glaze  on  the 
neck  being  crackled.  Under 
the  foot  a  gray-white  glaze 
with  cafe-au-lait  crackle. 

Height,  16%  inches. 

108 —  Tall  Lang-yao  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Oviform  with  spreading  foot,  and  wide  short 
0  —  neck  Haring  at  the  lip.  Brilliant  glaze  in 

the  peachbloom  colors,  from  pale  greenish- 
gray  of  the  neck  and  shoulder  through 
washes  of  varying  pink  and  pale  rose  to 
sang-de-boeuf  notes  about  the  foot.  Bold 
crackle.  On  the  interior  of  the  neck  a  gray- 
white  glaze  with  a  fine  cafe-au-lait  crackle. 
Foot  glazed  in  white.  Has  stand. 

Height,  16  inches. 


109 — Tall  Sang-de-bojuf  Jar  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Cylindrical  club-shape  with  spreading  lip. 
Brilliant  glaze  in  the  dark  red  hue  of  the 
clotted  ox-blood,  unusually  even  in  the  gcn- 
ty  ‘^-eral  color-tone  from  the  white  rim  to  the 
perfect  foot.  Inside  the  neck  and  under  the 
foot  a  cafe-au-lait  crackled  glaze.  Has 
stand. 

Weight,  1 7 Vi  inches. 


110 — Brilliant  Lang-yao  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Oviform  with  spreading  foot,  short  neck  and 
flaring  lip.  The  mirror  glaze,  pale  at  the 
—  top  in  pink  and  ashes-of-roses,  deepens 
slightly  and  changes  to  sang-de-boeuf  colors 
further  down,  and  near  the  foot  reveals  the 
characteristic  gray  and  greenish  tones  found 
in  these  and  the  peaehbloom  vases.  Crackled 
throughout.  On  the  white-glazed  foot  the 
six-character  mark  of  Ch’eng  Hua  ( apoc¬ 
ryphal).  Has  stand. 

Height,  161/g  inches. 


Ill — Mirror-black  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 


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Cylindrical  club  shape  with  slightly  in-drawn 
foot,  cylindrical  neck  encircled  by  a  molded 
ring,  and  flanged  lip.  Sonorous  porcelain 
covered  with  a  brilliant  mirror-black  glaze 
of  a  very  delicate  pcau-cV  orange  finish.  Has 
stand. 


Height,  18  inches. 


112- 


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-Tall  Powder-blue  Vase  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

Cylindrical  club-shape  with  low  foot  and 
flange  lip ;  lustrous  glaze  in  the  bleu-fouette, 
dark  and  rich.  Mark,  a  blue  double  ring. 
Has  stand. 

Height.  18  inches. 


113 — Tall  Powder-blue  Vase  ( K'ang-lisi ) 

Cylindrical  club-shape;  low  foot  and  flanged 
lip.  Lustrous  glaze  of  blue  fouette,  or 
powder-blue,  of  rich  quality,  delicately 
mottled  in  lighter  and  darker  patches.  Has 
stand. 

Height,  1 7 y2  inches. 


DECORATED  PORCELAINS 


114 — Green  Decorated  Jar  ( Cliien-lung ) 


9~/  a 


Quadrilateral,  the  sides  rounding  in  to  a 
— square  and  spreading  foot,  and  similarly  to 
a  short  quadrilateral  neck  with  a  slightly 
expanding  lip.  Covered  with  a  bi’illiant  deep 
green  glaze  of  slight  metallic  luster.  Deco¬ 
rated  under  the  glaze  with  landscapes  in 
black,  also  several  borders,  including  lattice, 
cross-hatch  and  key-fret,  and  on  the  neck 
palmations.  Has  stand. 


Height,  14 ys  inches. 


115-  Blue  axd  White  Vase  (Ming) 


J  p<r- 


Octagonal,  with  bulging  shoulder,  contract¬ 
ing  gently  in  ovoidal  curvature  to  a  heavy 
pedestal-foot  of  two  tiers;  short  contracted 
neck,  expanding  at  the  lip.  Stone-weight 
porcelain,  the  white  glaze  rich  and  soft ; 
decorated  in  two  shades  of  underglaze  blue 
with  magnolia,  plum  and  other  trees  in  blos¬ 
som,  birds  singing  from  the  branches  and 
insects  winging  through  the  air,  'in  panels 
with  elaborate  borders,  and  on  neck  and 
shoulder  with  other  motives. 


Height,  17  inches. 


116— T  all  1} i.i’E  and  White  Vase  (  Yung  Cheng) 


Oviform  with  short  neck.  Fun-ting-yao — 
so-called  soft  paste — covered  with  a  rich, 
creamy-wliite  glaze  marked  by  a  peculiar 
crackle.  Decorated  in  underglaze  and  over- 
glaze  blue — with  subsequent  final  firing — 
with  large  branches  of  the  fruits  of  the 
three  abundances,  the  endless-knot  and  the 
twin-fish — emblems  of  long  life  and  con¬ 
jugal  felicity — and  several  borders  and  other 
devices.  Has  stand. 


Height,  19  inches. 


117 

' 


Blue  and  White  Vase  ( K'ung-hsi ) 

Club-shaped,  with  cylindrical  neck  and 
spreading  lip.  Dense  resonant  porcelain 
of  K’ang-hsi,  coated  with  a  brilliant  powder- 
blue  glaze  of  rich  cobalt  quality,  inter¬ 
rupted  by  white  reserve  medallions,  foliar, 
fruit  and  fan-shaped,  square  and  circular, 
painted  in  two  tones  of  blue  with  literary 
ladies  and  playing  boys,  landscape  and  the 
sea,  articles  of  household  ornament  and 
various  flowers.  Marked  with  the  blue 
double  ring.  Has  stand. 

Height,  20  inches. 


THE  FOLLOWING  DESCRIBED  PAIR  OF  VASES  WITH  THE 
BEAKER  FOLLOWING  WOULD  MAKE  A  HANDSOME 
GARNITURE 


118 — Pair  Decorated  Vases  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 


'5 


Broad  ovoidal  bod}',  large  neck  and  trum¬ 
pet.  lip.  Rich,  dark  blue  ground  of  peau- 
(V  orange  surface,  penciled  in  gold  with 
scrolling  foliations,  the  swastika,  and  bat 
symbols  of  happiness ;  on  the  body  this 
glaze  is  interrupted  by  molded  panels 
glazed  in  white  and  painted  with  clusters 
of  the  peach,  pomegranate  and  Buddha’s- 
liand  citron,  and  branches,  in  pink,  red,  yel¬ 
low,  green  and  aubergine.  Interior  of  neck 
and  foot  glazed  in  pistache  color.  Ch’ien- 
lung  seal  in  coral. 

Height,  21  inches. 

( Illustrated ) 


119 — Tall  Decorated  Beaker  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 


3X6"- 


Sonorous  stone-weight  porcelain,  glazed  in 
a  rich  dark  blue  adorned  with  foliations  in 
gold.  On  obverse  and  reverse  deep,  down- 
pointing,  serrated-leaf  panels,  molded  and 
glazed  in  white;  one  painted  with  lotus 
plants  and  flowers  and  a  long-billed  bird, 
and  the  other  with  the  peony,  magnolia  and 
sacred  fungus,  in  overglaze  and  enamel 
colors  in  naturalistic  variety.  (Foot  re¬ 
paired.) 


( Illustrated )  Height,  23%  inches. 


118  119 

DECOR  AT  ED  VASES  OF  THE  CII’IEN-LUNG  PERIOD 


121 — Pair  Important  “Peach”  Bottles  ( Cliien - 
lung ) 

Similar  to  the  preceding,  in  porcelain,  form, 
decoration  and  workmanship,  except  that 
nrd^  the  biscuit  is  heavier  and  the  peaches  in¬ 
stead  of  being  ripe  are  ripening.  Blue, 
green,  pink,  white,  yellow,  black  and  au¬ 
bergine  appear  in  the  abundantly  rich  deco¬ 
ration  of  enamel  colors.  Ch’ien-lung  seal 
in  blue  under  the  foot.  Have  stands. 

Height,  20  inches;  diameter,  14%  inches. 


122 — Unique  Decorated  Vase  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Ovoid  body  with  finely  proportioned  full 
neck.  Light,  resonant  porcelain  coated  with 
/  —  a  light  green  glaze  which  holds  an  all-over 

decoration  in  the  form  of  a  curiously  wan¬ 
dering  hair-line  reticulation  in  black,  at 
times  vermiculate,  in  general  suggesting  as 
much  as  anything  else  a  strange  jumble  of 
cloud-forms  or  intestinal  convolutions.  On 
the  white-glazed  foot  the  Ch’ien-lung  seal 
penciled  in  red. 


Height,  14  inches. 


123 — Large  ’’Dragon”  Bottee  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Globular,  with  tall  graceful  neck.  Dense, 
vibrant  porcelain,  covered  with  a  peau- 
d' orange  glaze  of  pale  pistache  color.  An 
enormous  Imperial  dragon  is  carved  and 
painted  in  rouge  de  cuivre,  his  claws  and 
eyes  enameled  in  white.  About  him  are 
cloud,  flame  and  fungus  scrolls  in  parti¬ 
colored  enamels,  and  below  him  a  lesser  five- 
clawed  dragon  in  purple  is  emerging  from  a 
billowing  green-blue  sea  with  white  spray 
leaping  in  the  air.  Seal  of  the  reign  in  red 
on  white  reserve.  Has  stand. 


Height,  20  inches. 


o’  Xi 


127 — Grand  Decorated  Plaque  (  Yung  Cheng ) 

Circular  and  deep  with  a  bold  foot;  sonorous 
—  porcelain  of  a  deep,  bell  tone.  Glazed  in  a 
pure  and  lustrous  white,  and  decorated  with 
trees  and  flowers  in  blossoming  time  in  joy¬ 
ous  enamel  colors,  the  decoration  beginning 
at  the  foot  and  extending  both  about  the 
back  of  the  rim  and  over  the  interior  or 
upper  surface.  Mark,  the  six  characters  of 
the  reign  within  a  double  circle  in  brilliant 
underglaze  blue. 


Diameter,  20  inches. 


128 — Porcelain  Statuette  (  Yung  Clicng) 


A  man  with  a  gonial  smile  stands  holding  up 
in  one  hand  a  yellow  box,  the  other  hand 
extended  over  it,  calling  attention  to  it,  and 
his  mouth  is  open  as  though  speaking.  His 
face  and  hands  are  in  flesh  tones,  and  his 
gorgeous  apparel,  in  places  penciled  with 
exquisite  delicacy,  is  again  boldly  modeled 
and  finished  with  brilliant,  Hashing  glazes. 
His  jacket  is  mauve  and  his  skirt  a  light 
green  and  yellow,  and  he  displays  many 
other  colors. 

Height,  I0y2  inches. 


129 — Porcelain  Statuette — The  God  of  War 
( Yung  Cheng) 


He  sits  with  left  hand  resting  on  knee,  and 
the  right  raised  in  front  of  him  in  the 
gesture  of  making  a  deliverance  or  formal 
announcement.  The  flesh  is  rendered  in 
warm  tones,  and  his  magnificent  robes  are 
modeled,  tooled  and  penciled,  and  glazed  in 
brilliant  enamel  colors  of  great  variety,  his 
chief  robe  green.  His  long  mustaches  and 
chin  beard  are  of  black  silk  threads. 


Height,  11  inches. 


The  three  following  described  Buddhistic  pageant  figures,  pro¬ 
ductions  of  the  reign  of  Yung  Cheng,  were  presentation 
pieces  sent  to  the  Princess  of  Siam  on  her  marriage.  They 
are  of  extraordinary  character  and  unusual  importance. 


130 — Buddhistic  Pageant  Group  (  Yung  Clieng ) 


The  goddess  Kuan-yin  is  seated  on  a  thala¬ 
mus  which  is  mounted  on  the  back  of  an 
elephant,  the  whole  in  heavy  porcelain, 
wonderfully  glazed.  She  is  gorgeously  ar¬ 
rayed  in  many  colors,  the  embroideries  of 
her  robes  penciled  in  gold ;  the  trappings 
of  the  elephant  are  worked  in  even  greater 
intricacy  and  magnificence,  and  like  the 
goddess’s  robes  are  jeweled.  The  whole  in 
enamel  glazes  of  great  brilliancy,  notably 
that  of  the  ivory-white  elephant.  The  thala¬ 
mus  is  in  the  natural  lotus  pink.  Has  stand. 


Height,  27  inches;  length,  21  inches. 


( Illustrated ) 


131 — Buddhistic  Pageant  Group  (  Yung  Clieng) 

Kuan-yin,  the  Chinese  goddess  of  mercy, 
divine  hearer  of  prayers,  is  seated  on  a  lotus 
throne  in  the  same  attitude  and  the  same 
yzy*-  array  as  in  the  preceding  group,  but  here 
she  rides  on  a  Fu  lion,  green  and  gray-blue 
and  almost  as  brilliantly  caparisoned  as  the 
preceding  elephant.  Has  stand. 

Height,  27  inches;  length,  23  inches. 


130 

BUDDHISTIC  PAGEANT  GROUP  OF  THE  YUNG 
CHENG  PERIOD. 


132 — Buddhistic  Pageant  Group  ( Yung  Cheng) 

Kuan-yin  is  sitting  on  a  thalamus  in  the 
same  position  as  in  the  two  foregoing 
groups,  but  with  her  right  hand  in  a  differ- 


ent  attitude ;  and  here  she  is  mounted  on 
a  grotesque  creature  of  the  Chinese  imagin¬ 
ary  animal  kingdom  that  has  some  resem¬ 
blance  to  what  the  Celestials  call  in  art  a 
cow.  The  beast’s  trappings  are  uniform 
with  those  of  the  Fu  lion,  and  the  colors  in 
both  are  the  same  as  those  on  the  elephant, 
but  the  beast  itself  is  yellow  and  tawny 
brown.  The  goddess’s  rich  and  ornate  garb 
is  the  same,  except  that  her  cape  is  dark 
instead  of  being  a  light  green.  Has  stand. 


Height,  27  inches;  length,  21  inches. 


133 — Large  Bottle-shaped  Vase  (CJiien-lung) 


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Globular-ovoidal  of  majestic  proportions 
with  full  neck  delicately  incurved.  Covered 
with  a  lustrous,  soft  pearl-white  glaze  mar¬ 
vellously  crackled.  On  the  underbody  and 
the  upper  part  of  the  neck  the  crackle  takes 
a  pale  cafe-au-lait  tone.  Mark,  the  seal  of 
Ch’ien-lung  under  the  foot.  Has  stand. 


Height,  22  inches. 


134 — Tall  Beaker-shaped  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 


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A  majestic  and  beautiful  example,  and  rare; 
it  has  been  conjectured  that  this  vase  is 
one  of  the  great  “black  hawthorns”  in  the 
making,  as  it  were.  Conventional  form  and 
perfect  proportions,  glazed  in  a  bright  sage 
green  with  a  brilliant  metallic  iridescence. 
Under  the  white-glazed  foot,  the  six-char¬ 
acter  mark  of  Cheng  Hua  (apocryphal). 
Has  stand. 


Height,  27  inches. 


135 — Tall  Flower-shape  Vase  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 


Quarterfoil,  flattened;  wide  at  the  shoulder, 
contracting  to  a  narrow  foot ;  short  neck 
with  flaring  lip.  Glazed  in  a  pure  and  bril¬ 
liant  starch-blue,  of  rich  quality.  Has  stand. 

Height,  24 y4  inches. 


136 — Large  Blue  Bottle  ( Cliien-lung ) 


Globular  with  short  neck.  Coated  with  a 
brilliant  deep  blue  glaze  of  lapis  quality  and 
limpid  depths,  with  a  delicate  peau-d'  orange 
surface.  Has  stand. 


Height,  2iy3  inches. 


137 — Large  Bottle-shaped  Vase  (  Yung  Cheng ) 
Globular  on  a  heavy  pedestal-foot,  with 
wide  neck,  gently  flaring  at  the  lip — the 
body  in  tbe  form  of  ancient  bronze  vessels. 

W-fZl  0  L-Very  heav  y  porcelain,  with  two  molded  bands 
encircling  the  body  and  another  the  base  of 
the  neck.  Coated  with  an  even  pearl-gray 
glaze  of  soft  luster,  having  a  giant  crackle 
part  of  which  appears  in  pale  caf e-au-lait 
tone.  Seal  of  the  reign  underneath  foot. 
Has  stand.  Height,  23%  inches. 


American  Art  Association, 


Thomas  E.  Kirby, 

Auctioneer. 


Managers. 


COMPOSITION,  PRESSWORK 


